6 h. ago Labour minister says they won't be 'rushed' into launching shambolic grooming gangs inquiry after it emerges finding someone to run it could take MONTHS

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said finding the right chairperson for the investigation is a 'crucial appointment to get right' after leading candidates backed out.

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21 h. ago Labour's grooming gangs inquiry plunges deeper into chaos as it could 'still take MONTHS' to find a chair

Sir Keir Starmer in June bowed to intense pressure to implement a full national probe into group-based child sex abuse.

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24 h. ago Chaos deepens on Labour's grooming gangs probe as victims demand Jess Phillips quits over 'cover

Keir Starmer has voiced confidence in the safeguarding minister despite four survivors demanding she is sacked amid 'cover-up' claims.

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27 h. ago FIFTH victim quits grooming gang inquiry panel as PM insists Jess Phillips WON'T be sacked over chaos

The woman, who goes under the pen name Gaia Cooper, complained she has been offered 'no support' and the process is being used as a 'political battering ram'.

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28 h. ago PM insists Jess Phillips WON'T be sacked over grooming gangs inquiry chaos despite calls from victims

Four women who stepped down from the probe's liaison panel delivered the stark message amid 'cover-up' claims.

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31 h. ago Pressure mounts on Jess Phillips as victims warn grooming gangs inquiry will FAIL unless Labour minister is sacked

Four women who stepped down from the probe's liaison panel delivered the stark message amid 'cover-up' claims.

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51 h. ago 'Victims don't believe you!' Starmer faces calls for Jess Phillips to quit over grooming gangs 'cover

In bruising clashes at PMQs, Keir Starmer insisted the probe would not be 'watered down' to avoid considering 'racial and religious motivations'.

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52 h. ago 'Victims don't believe you!' Starmer dismisses demands for minister to quit over grooming gangs shambles as he denies 'cover

In bruising clashes at PMQs, Keir Starmer insisted the probe would not be 'watered down' to avoid considering 'racial and religious motivations'.

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53 h. ago Jess Phillips faces demands to QUIT as Labour is accused of 'watering down' grooming gang inquiry after four victims quit panel

Furious victims have been calling for the Home Office minister to go claiming she had accused them of 'lying' about efforts to water down the probe.

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54 h. ago Jess Phillips faces demands to QUIT as Labour's grooming gangs inquiry descends into shambles

Furious victims have been calling for the Home Office minister to go claiming she had accused them of 'lying' about efforts to water down the probe.

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54 h. ago Home Secretary says 'no hiding place' for grooming gangs as Labour scrambles to save inquiry into scandal

Cabinet minister Emma Reynolds apologised over the Government's handling of the inquiry after four survivors of abuse quit their roles in the probe

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63 h. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage. Three victims have also resigned from an advisory group, labelling it a 'cover-up'.

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65 h. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage.

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2 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in disarray as potential chairwoman steps down and third survivor quits panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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3 d. ago Labour's grooming gangs inquiry is plunged into chaos: Potential chairwoman pulls out as third abuse survivor quits panel

The departure of senior social worker Annie Hudson comes after two victims of child sexual abuse resigned from a liaison committee attached to the inquiry, citing a 'toxic, fearful environment'.

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3 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in disarray as potential chairwoman steps down and victims quit panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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3 d. ago Labour accused of 'sabotaging' grooming gangs inquiry after abuse victims quit panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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9 d. ago Labour's grooming gangs inquiry 'has stalled because ministers can't find anyone to chair it'

Four months on from Sir Keir Starmer performing a U-turn to commit to a full national probe, the Home Office confirmed it had still yet to appoint anyone to lead the inquiry.

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